The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Corn-No. ., 37s493S1lc. Oats-No. 2, 3211sc.
Rye-No ], 6215c. Barley-No. 2, soc.
Complaint is made at Madison that por-
lions of the capitol have been all marked
up with lead-pencil pictures, names and
poetical effusions.
The Chippewa River & Menomonie rail-
road handled 560,0O0,0OO feet of logs last
year, the engines averaging 126 miles per
day each, the year through.
The State Board of Pharmacy at its re.
cent session il Madison granted licentiate
or first-grade certificates to twenty-three
students. T. II. Spence, of La Crosse, was
elected president of the board for the en-
suing year, and E. B. Heimstreet, of James
vile, secretary.
The old dry-goods and grocery firm OF
Lawford & Chase, at Platteville, Grant
County, recently made an assignment for
the benefitof its creditors.
Harry McMaster, son of Hon. II. B. Nc
Master, who represented Wabasha County
IN the Minnesota Legislature some years
ago. has resigned his position of cadetship
at West Point and returned to his home at
Eau Claire, the duties being too onerous.
The journeymen tailors of Milwaukee,
four hundred in number, struck few
days ago, their demand for an average in
crease of about thirty per cent. in wages
having been refused.
Andrew Downs, carpenter, fell down
hatchway at Evansville the other night
and received fatal injuries. His back was
broken in two places.
John Mather, wealthy resident Of La
Crosse and a pioneer of the State, died a
few days ago of complication of diseases,
aged seventy-six years. Mr.. Mather took
great interestin Institutions of charity and
reform, and was for long time an active
member of the State Board.
COMMANDMENT Chief Fairchlld, CT the
Grand Army of the Republic, has issued
general order setting apart May 30 to be
consecrated to the memory of the fallen
soldiers.
The other evening ]. S. Goodrich an old
and wealthy lumberman, and an early
pioneer, died at his home in Augusta, Eau
Claire County.
Senator E. j. Kidd, chairman of the
Joint Committee on Claims in the recent
Legislature, computes the total amount APP
prOpriated under the laws by the present
Legislature to be S9lI69J This is $50, 7S6
less than the amount appropriated by the
session of 1885
The frost is out of the ground sufficiently
to permit blowing in some favorably-lo.
Gated portions of Brown County.
Edward Hartley, prominent Chippewa
logger, was drowned the other day on the
Thorn Apple drive. The remains were
sent to Montreal, Can, for interment.
At Green Bay ]. P. Soquet was arrested
recently on charge of having murdered
his wife. The sheriff a few days ago pro.
ceeded to disinter the remains, and found
the coffin empty. The lid had been crushed
in and the remains removed.
An assignment was recently MAIDS by
the wholesale grocery firm of Goodrich &
Wagner, of Milwaukee, to B. K. Miller
F. H. Harvey, one of the well-knownres-
idents of Hudson, died the other evening
of enlargement of the liver, after an illness
of six weeks.
James French claims Is have been robbed
the other night of monSv and valuables to
the amount of S646 while occupying a room
at the Charles House in Green Bay.
The oldest deed in the State is in the
deed Office of Crawford County. 1t was
made in the year 1857, given to Jonathan
Currie by the Naudswissie Indians. The
territory included st. Paul, Eau Claire and
Chippewa Falls.
Three hundred thousand gallons of water
flow daily from the wells connected with
the water works at Appleton.
Five fishingsmacks brought into Sheboy-
gan one thousand pounds of fish few days
ago.
The Wisconsin Central road has extend
ed its track to within eight miles of Hur-
ley, on the Gogebic range.
The entire business portion of Tren-
peleau was destroyed by fire the other
night, Loss, $40, 0J0, light insurance.
In accordance with the recent decision of
the State Board OF Charities, all insane
people are to be removed to the State and
county asylums. There are now seventy
three such persons in poOr-houses, thiAteen
in jails and twenty-seven boarded out.
A new post-offce has been established at
Reserve, Sawyer County
March weather seriously damaged the
winter wheat and clover crops in Grant
County.
Over five hundred tons of hay have been
sold by ManitOwoc dealers since the 1st Of
May.
OF thirty-two cities in the State the
Labor party elected three mayors at the
recent elections.
Miss Alice Palette, a prominent young
lady of OconomOwoc, died recently in
Nevada, where she had gone in search OF
health.
West Superior's new elevator is to have
capacity of 500, 900 bushels.
The Norwegians of Eau Claire are pre-
pairing to celebrate the anniversary Of
their old country independence, May H.
The thirtieth annual session of the Evan
gelical State Conference convened at tho
German Evangelical Church in Racine
few days ago. Delegates to the number Of
eighty were in attendance, representing
nearly the entire State.
OF 767 graduates of the State University
proper 154 are lawyers. OF seventy-seven
married graduates thirty welded girls
who were their fellow students.
The loggers at Chippewa Falls refuse to
work for less than three dollars day
fifty cents higher than the usual rate.
A fire the other night at Green Bay de-
strOyed the dwelling occupied by William
Fachow. Loss On dwelling and contents,
about 81, 900; nearly covered by insurance.
An Ashland hotel-keeper recently pur-
chased 800 worth Of stamps at the local
post-ofice for the use of his guests.
The Ocononowoc Mennerchor was Or
gained few months ago and now has
about fifty members
The strike of carpenters at Milwaukee
has been averted, the master carpenters
agreeing to keep their shops open only
nine hours after May and to pay the men
present prices per hour. The masters will
not recognize "day's work'' hereafter,
but will pay by the hour.
Papers were recently received at the
pension agency IN Milwaukee ordering the
payment Of $12, 800 IN cash and the allow
ance of seventy-two dollars per month to
Peter Schumacher, formerly member of
the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, for some
years past an inmate of the insane asylum
at Green Bay
The new seal Of the city of Marinette has
for its center a representation of Indians
in canoe gathering wild rice, a custom
that gave the name to tribe of Indians
who occupied that locality in an early day.
Beneath the canoe are the words, 'Ecce
Signum," and, in the outer circle, 1.-THE
City of Marinette, 1887"
Forty mules have been purchased at
Wabasha Mimi, for use on the street car
lines at Eau Claire
A raoent fefogram from Omaha Nah